About the Book

The Long-Kept Secret

Enter the World of Romance

Will true love be revealed?

When the Civil War breaks out, a fire tragically consumes the plantation, leaving Fuchsia the family’s sole survivor—or so she thinks. While Fuchsia Montgomery struggles to rebuild the Charleston plantation, she has no idea that she has a younger half-sister, Suzanna Smith, who has been in a Charleston orphanage since birth. When fate leads them to meet, Fuchsia invites Suzanna to work on the plantation. After Fuchsia discovers Suzanna’s true identity, she eventually dies from scarlet fever, taking the long-kept secret with her to the grave. As Suzanna battles many obstacles including heartbreak, her beauty, wit, and determination lead her to marry a sought-after bachelor, Lord Richard Waterford. But when her jealous sister-in-law eventually uncovers the secret, Suzanna must come to grips with the new revelation of her identity and make a heartbreaking choice.